The Poker of Diplomacy: How Betting Has Influenced Treaties and Alliances
The art of diplomacy, often compared to a refined game of poker, hides behind its calculated moves a series of…
Author: Bryan Ho
Betting and magic: between alchemy, rituals and the dream of predicting the future
When the mystery calls, the human being responds, always, since forever. Over the centuries, this response has taken the form…
Betting and magic: between strange rituals and the dream of predicting the future
In the folds of time, where science merges with the occult, man has always tried to decipher the mysteries of…
Betting on the impossible: the most incredible bets that came true
In the orbit of possibilities, stories of bets won against all odds shine like stars on a moonless night and,…
The Queen’s Fortune: stories of princes and sovereigns and their bets at the casino
Have you ever thought that even royals might have a weakness for the adrenaline of gambling? While we mere mortals…
When fate is played with dice: the most absurd bets in ancient history
Think of a world without smartphones, without the Internet, without online betting; a world where the only tweet was the…
From gambling to stock markets: the influence of betting on the global economy
Betting is everywhere! While someone decides to make people bet online, on the other side of the world a guy…
Betting on the end of the world: prophecies, panic and apocalyptic speculations
Imagine the tension, the anxiety that slips between the folds of time, when every whisper of the wind could announce…